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Hurricane Katia
Tropical Depression 13 formed in the Bay of Campeche on September 2, 2017 as a tropical depression. Katia became a tropical storm not long after, and then after a day or two, became a hurricane. Katia peaked at 105 mph before making landfall in Mexico as a cat 1 hurricane.
Katia dissipated at 11 am on September 9 2017 after hitting Mexico.
Impacts
Katia made landfall on the night of September 8, 2017 as a cat 1 hurricane.
Which Model Won?
- ECMWF - Spotted the system, may also be CMC, have to check home page. Sent into Mexico as TS.
- CMC - TS into Mexico.
- GFS - Slow to develop, but developed a cat 1 hurricane with pressure of 970s.
- NAVGEM - Weak hurricane or strong TS.
- UKMET - Cat 1 hurricane.
- HWRF - Cat 1 or 2 hurricane.
- HMON - Cat 2 to 4 hurricane.
End Result:
